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Friday 24 December 1999 · Xining, Qinghai, China

Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā

Śukravāra. Dvitīyā began at 21:479:47 PM yesterday, and holds until 18:196:19 PM.

Observed here on this day

Nothing ruled

No observance falls here under this profile.

At sunrise

08:238:23 AM

Dvitīyā holds at sunrise. It names the day.

Next boundary

18:196:19 PM

Dvitīyā gives way to Tṛtīyā.

Noon

13:121:12 PM

The Sun 30° above S. Day length 9 h 39 m.

AśvinīBharaṇīKṛttikāRohiṇīMṛgaśirāĀrdrāPunarvasuPuṣyaĀśleṣāMaghāPūrva PhalgunīUttara PhalgunīHastaCitrāSvātīViśākhāAnurādhāJyeṣṭhāMūlaPūrvāṣāḍhāUttarāṣāḍhāŚravaṇaDhaniṣṭhāŚatabhiṣāPūrva BhādrapadāUttara BhādrapadāRevatīSunMoonXining13:121:12 PM
At noon, 13:121:12 PM, the Sun is in Mūla and the Moon 201° ahead of it, in Punarvasu, 97% lit. The red arc is the gap between them; every 12° of it is one tithi, so 201° falls in Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā.

At a glance

Auspicious

  • Brāhma muhūrta06:286:28 AM–07:257:25 AMbefore dawn
  • Prātaḥ sandhyā06:576:57 AM–08:238:23 AMmorning twilight
  • Abhijit12:5312:53 PM–13:321:32 PMthe midday muhūrta
  • Vijaya14:492:49 PM–15:273:27 PMthe muhūrta of victory
  • Amṛta kāla17:515:51 PM–19:167:16 PMa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra
  • Godhūli18:026:02 PM–18:306:30 PMcow-dust time, at sunset
  • Sāyaṃ sandhyā18:026:02 PM–19:287:28 PMevening twilight

Avoid

  • Varjya09:209:20 AM–10:4610:46 AMa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra
  • Gulika09:359:35 AM–10:4810:48 AMGulika’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta10:1910:19 AM–10:5710:57 AMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Rāhu kāla12:0012:00 PM–13:121:12 PMRāhu’s part of the day
  • Durmuhūrta13:321:32 PM–14:102:10 PMan ill-timed muhūrta
  • Yamagaṇḍa15:373:37 PM–16:494:49 PMYama’s part of the day
  • Varjya27:143:14 AM+1–28:414:41 AM+1a stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra

Choghaḍiyā चौघड़िया

sunrise to sunrise

The day and the night, each in eight parts, named by the weekday. Amṛta, Śubha and Lābha are good to begin things in; Cara is neutral; Udvega, Kāla and Roga are avoided.

Day sunrise to sunset

Cara08:238:23 AM–09:359:35 AMneutral
Lābha09:359:35 AM–10:4810:48 AMgood
Amṛta10:4810:48 AM–12:0012:00 PMgood
Kāla12:0012:00 PM–13:121:12 PMavoid
Śubha13:121:12 PM–14:252:25 PMgood
Roga14:252:25 PM–15:373:37 PMavoid
Udvega15:373:37 PM–16:494:49 PMavoid
Cara16:494:49 PM–18:026:02 PMneutral

Night sunset to sunrise

Roga18:026:02 PM–19:497:49 PMavoid
Kāla19:497:49 PM–21:379:37 PMavoid
Lābha21:379:37 PM–23:2511:25 PMgood
Udvega23:2511:25 PM–25:121:12 AM+1avoid
Śubha25:121:12 AM+1–27:003:00 AM+1good
Amṛta27:003:00 AM+1–28:484:48 AM+1good
Cara28:484:48 AM+1–30:366:36 AM+1neutral
Roga30:366:36 AM+1–32:238:23 AM+1avoid

good to begin inavoidedneutral

Sunrise to sunrise

08:238:23 AM to 32:238:23 AM+1

08:238:23 AM sunrise18:026:02 PM sunsetsunrise 32:238:23 AM+1
Clock
1212p153p186p219p2412a273a306a
Tithi
Dvitīyāuntil 18:196:19 PM
Tṛtīyāpast sunrise
Nakṣatra
Punarvasuuntil 19:597:59 PM
Puṣyapast sunrise
Yoga
Indrauntil 27:303:30 AM+1
Vaidhṛtipast sunrise
Karaṇa
Garauntil 18:196:19 PM
Vaṇijauntil 28:444:44 AM+1
Viṣṭipast sunrise
Kāla
Rāhu kāla 12:0012:00 PM–13:121:12 PM
Abhijit 12:5312:53 PM–13:321:32 PM
Pradoṣa 18:026:02 PM–19:577:57 PM
Niśītha 24:4812:48 AM+1–25:361:36 AM+1

Times after midnight keep counting: 27:31 is 03:31 tomorrow, and still today.A time marked +1 is after midnight: tomorrow by the calendar, and still today.

  1. SunriseDvitīyā holds. Śukravāra begins.
  2. Rāhu kālaUntil 13:121:12 PM. Eighth no. 4 on Śukravāra.
  3. AbhijitUntil 13:321:32 PM. 8th of 15 day muhūrtas.
  4. SunsetDay length 9 h 39 m.
  5. PradoṣaUntil 19:577:57 PM. 2 muhūrtas after sunset.
  6. TṛtīyāTithi: Dvitīyā ends.
  7. VaṇijaKaraṇa: Gara ends.
  8. PuṣyaNakṣatra: Punarvasu ends.
  9. NiśīthaUntil 25:361:36 AM+1. 1 ghaṭikā either side of midnight.
  10. VaidhṛtiYoga: Indra ends.
  11. ViṣṭiKaraṇa: Vaṇija ends.
  12. SunriseŚanivāra begins.

The five limbs पञ्चाङ्ग

at sunrise, and what follows

AṅgaAt sunriseUntilThen
TithiKṛṣṇa Dvitīyā18:196:19 PMTṛtīyā
NakṣatraPunarvasu19:597:59 PMPuṣya
YogaIndra27:30 03:303:30 AM SatVaidhṛti
KaraṇaGara18:196:19 PMVaṇija
VāraŚukravāra32:23 08:238:23 AM SatŚanivāra

Calendar

Month, amānta
Mārgaśīrṣa
Month, pūrṇimānta
Pauṣa
Pakṣa
Kṛṣṇa
Vikrama saṃvat
2056
Śaka
1921
Kali
5100
Ahargaṇa
1 863 071
Day length
9 h 39 m
Sun in
Dhanu
Moon in
Mithuna
Moonrise
19:597:59 PM
Moonset
09:369:36 AM

Windows काल

each with its definition

KālaFromToDefined as
Aruṇodayadawn06:286:28 AM08:238:23 AM2 muhūrtas before sunrise
Brāhma muhūrtabefore dawn06:286:28 AM07:257:25 AM2nd-last night muhūrta
Prātaḥ sandhyāmorning twilight06:576:57 AM08:238:23 AMlast 3 thirtieths of the night
Prātaḥkālamorning08:238:23 AM10:1910:19 AMfirst 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra09:209:20 AM10:4610:46 AMsixtieths 31 to 34 of the nakṣatra
GulikaGulika’s part of the day09:359:35 AM10:4810:48 AMeighth no. 2 on Śukravāra
Saṅgavaforenoon10:1910:19 AM12:1412:14 PM4th to 6th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta10:1910:19 AM10:5710:57 AM4th of 15 day muhūrtas
Rāhu kālaRāhu’s part of the day12:0012:00 PM13:121:12 PMeighth no. 4 on Śukravāra
Madhyāhnamidday12:4812:48 PM13:361:36 PM1 ghaṭikā either side of midday
Abhijitthe midday muhūrta12:5312:53 PM13:321:32 PM8th of 15 day muhūrtas
Durmuhūrtaan ill-timed muhūrta13:321:32 PM14:102:10 PM9th of 15 day muhūrtas
Aparāhṇaafternoon14:102:10 PM16:064:06 PM10th to 12th of 15 day muhūrtas
Vijayathe muhūrta of victory14:492:49 PM15:273:27 PM11th of 15 day muhūrtas
YamagaṇḍaYama’s part of the day15:373:37 PM16:494:49 PMeighth no. 7 on Śukravāra
Sāyāhnaevening16:064:06 PM18:026:02 PMlast 3 of 15 day muhūrtas
Amṛta kālaa nectar stretch, set by the nakṣatra17:515:51 PM19:167:16 PMsixtieths 55 to 58 of the nakṣatra
Pradoṣadusk18:026:02 PM19:577:57 PM2 muhūrtas after sunset
Godhūlicow-dust time, at sunset18:026:02 PM18:306:30 PMfirst thirtieth of the night
Sāyaṃ sandhyāevening twilight18:026:02 PM19:287:28 PMfirst 3 thirtieths of the night
Niśīthamidnight24:4812:48 AM+125:361:36 AM+11 ghaṭikā either side of midnight
Varjyaa stretch to avoid, set by the nakṣatra27:143:14 AM+128:414:41 AM+1sixtieths 21 to 24 of the nakṣatra
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